You are entitled to receive notice of and vote at the Meeting, either live or by proxy, if you held common shares of CN (as a registered or non-registered holder or a holder of Employee Shares) as at the close of business on March 3, 2023 (the Record Date). As of the close of business on the Record Date, CN had 667,553,397 common shares without par value outstanding. Subject to the voting restrictions described below, each common share carries the right to one vote.
Our articles of continuance, as amended, provide that no person, together with his or her associates, shall hold, beneficially own or control, directly or indirectly, voting shares to which are attached more than 25% in the aggregate of the votes attached to all our voting shares that may ordinarily be cast to elect directors of the Company. In addition, where the total number of voting shares held, beneficially owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any one person together with his or her associates exceeds such 25% maximum, no person shall, in person or by proxy, exercise the voting rights attached to the voting shares held, beneficially owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such person or his or her associates.